1980 NHL Draft
Doug Shedden in the 1980 NHL Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins selected Doug Shedden 93rd overall in the 1980 NHL Draft, with the 9th pick of round 5.
It was the fourth of the 8 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 1980, 132 have played in the NHL regular season. His 416 games put him 53rd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 93
- Round and pick
- Round 5, pick 9
- Drafting team
- PITPittsburgh Penguins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 19 years
The picks around it
Picks 90–96 in the 1980 draft
- 90Walt PoddubnyL468 GP · 422 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 91Darrell MayG6 GP · 1 WVANVancouver Canucks
- 92Darren JensenG30 GP · 15 WHFDHartford Whalers
- 93Doug SheddenC416 GP · 325 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 94Alan GravesLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 95Hugh LarkinRTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 96Alain LemieuxC119 GP · 72 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1980 class
93rd
of 210 players selected
57th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Doug WickenheiserC556 GP · 277 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 2Dave BabychD1195 GP · 723 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 3Denis SavardC1196 GP · 1338 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Larry MurphyD1615 GP · 1217 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 5Darren VeitchD511 GP · 257 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 6Paul CoffeyD1409 GP · 1531 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 7Rick LanzD569 GP · 286 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 8Fred ArthurD80 GP · 9 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 9Mike BullardC727 GP · 674 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 10Jim FoxR578 GP · 479 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
+ 200 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Doug Shedden made his NHL debut on October 6, 1981, 1 year and 117 days after the draft.
416
Games
139
Goals
186
Assists
325
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 1980 draft
- 9Mike BullardC727 GP · 674 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 51Randy BoydD257 GP · 87 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 72Tony FeltrinD48 GP · 6 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 93Doug SheddenC416 GP · 325 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 114Pat GrahamL103 GP · 28 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 156Bob GealeC1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 177Brian LundbergD1 GP · 0 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 198Steve McKenzieDPITPittsburgh Penguins